Re: 2 d arrays was RE: Basic Cobol

["Emilio Padilla Taylor" <epadilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the price scheme if good enough, now, everything depends in how they
will evaluate the results.  I wouldn't count votes, I will count money.  For
example, 1 $4 vote is 1 vote the same as 1 $20 vote.  But, the person who
voted was thinking more like, my $20 vote should weight 5 times more than my
$4 vote (at least that the way I voted).  So, 185 4$ votes is $740, 185 20$
votes is $3700. Which function you thing the voters are more interested in?

Emilio Padilla


----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Herrin" <therrin@isaac.net>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Miércoles 31 de Enero de 2001 04:46 PM
Subject: Re: 2 d arrays was RE: Basic Cobol


> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:30:22 -0500, Jon.Paris@hal.it wrote:
> >it all"  Sometimes you have to choose between features.  e.g. Do you want
> >one $20 feature or would you get more mileage from 5 $4 functions?
> >
> >I think it works pretty well.
>
> The problem is that a $4 function will get more votes than a $20
> function because it costs less and more people will be able to
> "afford" it out of their $100 allotment.  If a $20 function gets
> almost as many votes as a $4 function, it tells me the $20 function
> must be wanted.  Many people were willing to pay the more expensive
> price to vote for it.  If you don't weight the results, you will
> always be doing the cheaper ones, because the expensive ones will fall
> to the bottom due to their higher cost.
>
> Terry Herrin
> Sr. Programmer/Analyst
> New Hanover Regional Medical Center
> Wilmington, NC
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